In a major disaster, it might be several days before vital services are restored.
San Francisco is exposed to a wide variety of hazards, both natural and man-made. Earthquakes, fires, severe storms, power outages, and acts of terrorism are just some of the potential emergencies we may encounter.
Imagine that you have no electricity, no gas, no water and no telephone service. Imagine that all the businesses are closed and you are without any kind of emergency services. What will you do until help arrives?
Visit http://www.72hours.org to find out how you can prepare yourself and your family for an emergency. You can also learn what to do in response to a specific disaster, like a tsunami, just in case.
The SFPUC is responsible for supplying emergency drinking water in the City after a major disaster that damages or contaminates our water system. This spring the SFPUC launched a new program to include sixty-seven San Francisco fire hydrants as emergency drinking water distribution sites to provide critical drinking water to the City, if local water service is ever disrupted.
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